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Eslmon “Gene” Miller, 71, of LaPorte, died peacefully at 4:56 a.m. March 1, 2014, at IU Health LaPorte Hospital.
He was born Sept. 29, 1942, in Winamac, IN, to Samuel and Rosie (Brock) Miller.
Gene was a safety coordinator for the Indiana State Highway Department for 25 years, retiring in May 2003. He honorably served in the U.S. Air Force. Gene helped his wife, Bonnie, in the locksmith business and enjoyed woodworking, yard work and gardening. He was a Mason and a member of Kingsbury Lodge 222.
On Dec. 23, 1994, in LaPorte, he married Bonnie (Peters) Miller, who survives.
Also surviving are one daughter, Brenda Miller (Joe Atkinson) of Kingsford Heights, IN; two sisters, Kathy (Les) Jardine of California and Shirley Johnson of LaPorte; two brothers, Mitchell (Cindy) Miller of Valparaiso, IN, and Chuck (Wilma) Shelton of Kentucky; two stepdaughters, Jennifer (Mike) Bowen of Hamlet, IN, and Andrea Keehn of LaPorte; one stepson, James Bazemore of LaPorte; and three grandchildren, Elizabeth Atkinson of Kingsford Heights, Chase Atkinson of South Bend, IN, and Carter Bazemore of LaPorte.
Preceding him in death were his parents; one brother, Thomas Miller; and one sister, Geraldine Harmon.
A funeral celebrating his life will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, at Lakeview Funeral Home and Crematory, LaPorte, with Pastor Kevin Earhart officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 4, from 4 to 7 p.m., with a Masonic service at 7 p.m.; and Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the service.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231.
Messages of condolence may be posted below on WNLP, as well as at www.LakeviewFHC.com.
